Romania Slightly Less Fucked Up Than Bulgaria

Bulgarian leaders got a sneak peek at the upcoming CVM report, and they are not happy: Romania will be assessed more positively than Bulgaria in a EU Commission report on justice and internal affairs, Bulgarian Deputy PM Ekaterina Zaharieva has said. – In an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, she has admitted Bucharest has performed far better than Bulgaria over the past year with … Continue reading Romania Slightly Less Fucked Up Than Bulgaria

The Curious Case of Aniva Consult Technologies

The Unsleeping Eye brought my attention to an innocuous little piece on a Spanish-language AV blog, which seems to be a repost of a company press release from December 2015: eyevis technology has been chosen to display the decisions and debates of the politicians who govern Romania. Two video walls made up of EYE-LCD-6000-SN 60-inch displays have been installed in the Parliament’s Senate Plenary Hall. … Continue reading The Curious Case of Aniva Consult Technologies

How the Brave Moldovan Police Saved my Family from Evil Russia

Word Count: 1029 A few years ago, someone asked me if I had ever thought of pursuing a career in journalism. I replied, “No thanks, I actually respect myself.” As Stephen Colbert said way back in 2006, most journalists are just whores with a notepad. Here’s a case in point, brought to you by VICE, the stupidest “news” outlet on the planet (and it’s not … Continue reading How the Brave Moldovan Police Saved my Family from Evil Russia

How a Minor Medieval Prince Became the Most Famous Killer in History

Word Count: 1689 In the ordinary course of things, one minor noble who struggled to hang onto his kingdom in the sparsely populated backwaters of an Eastern European principality in the Late Middle Ages would be familiar only to historians and antiquarians today. A prince who won and lost his throne three times and spent seven long years in the dungeon of his enemy after … Continue reading How a Minor Medieval Prince Became the Most Famous Killer in History